Per Diem CASAC

People USA•Kingston, NY

3h•Onsite

About The Position

People USA provides people living with mental health and/or addiction issues with the highest quality, effective peer services, and behavioral health care. We are a peer-run nonprofit organization, 100% made up of people with their own lived experience with mental health or substance use issues, recovery, and moving towards wellness. Our mission is to educate, support, and empower people to understand, manage, and overcome behavioral health challenges. The Crisis Support Center is a 100% voluntary walk-in hub for people of all ages to connect – 24/7/365 – with an integrated team of clinicians, peer specialists, registered nurses, and medical health professionals when they’re experiencing emotional distress, acute psychiatric symptoms, substance use challenges, intoxication, family issues, and other life stressors. Crisis Support Center guests have immediate access to crisis counseling and behavioral health assessments, substance use counseling, peer advocacy and support, youth and family counseling, and immediate linkages to other supportive, community-based resources. Under the direction of the Crisis Support Center Director, the Stabilization Center is looking for a Certified Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) who will provide direct services to individuals (including youth), and families, including assisting in assessments, treatment plans, and discharge planning. The CASAC is intended to provide direct clinical care services and substance use disorder counseling, including Crisis De-escalation and intervention, Assessment and service planning, Referral; and linkages to treatment, and Substance Use Disorder counseling and education.

Requirements

All employees are expected to provide the very highest level of service to guests and their families.
Work ethics are expected to reflect the mission and values of People USA.
Staff is expected to behave ethically and professionally.
Demonstrate excellent communication skills.
Capable of working with diverse populations.
Interact with professionals from many different social services and government agencies.
Collaborate well with others.
Position requires emotional resilience and stability since the work often involves dealing with crises.
Knowledge of electronic medical records
Knowledge of community and community resources
Ability to pass background checks
Valid driver's license
Schedule flexibility
Knowledge and experience working with co-occurring populations
Working knowledge of policies and procedures
Two years of Experience
Certified Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC)
High School Diploma

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in counseling or human services preferred
Bi-lingual (English/Spanish)

Responsibilities

Addresses referrals from community providers, including referrals via warm hand-offs
Assists in coordinating services and referrals for guests leaving the Center
Provides care collaboration, advocacy, and therapeutic services to guests at the center and their families
Works in collaboration with guests, community providers, team members, and external partners
Demonstrates cultural competency and commitment to guests
Assists in programmatic goals and objectives as per agency contracts.
Meets programmatic outcomes
Demonstrates commitment to the philosophy of the agency and the Center
Acts as an advocate and helps guests gain access to resources while confronting their issues, such as mental health and substance issues.
Provides psychoeducation and counseling on chemical dependency and relapse prevention
Participates in assessment screenings to determine guest needs/preferences; formulates and implements treatments, transition, and discharge plans with individual guests
Ensures the maintenance of accurate, complete, timely, and high-quality guest records and reporting of guest information that comply with external standards and agency policy and procedures
Comply with 42 CFR confidentiality and HIPAA privacy and security regulations
Works cooperatively with other staff as a member of the interdisciplinary team
Provides crisis intervention generating referrals to Mental Health Services, Substance Use providers and other provider resources
Provides crisis intervention generating referrals to Mental Health Services, Substance Use providers and other provider resources